Oh why hello! Remember me?
My friends, the tumbleweeds have been a-blowin’, the cicadas chirping… yep, things have been quiet in the land of Citrus and Candy. This last month of summer has been busier than expected but no complaints here, as it has been a blast. Amongst a million of other things I had going on, February also saw a wedding, The Captain’s birthday, Chinese New Year, a lot of social reunions and one unforgettable Monday where I finally saw my all-time favourite rock gods AC/DC live (and it remains the best night I’ve ever had!).
But that meant the posts have been neglected and more tragically, the oven has been gathering dust. Seriously I haven’t cooked or baked anything since Chinese New Year and the guilt was a heavy burden. Sadly, I’m still in no mood to reconnect with my kitchen yet but we all need to start somewhere – if only to make use of my baking supplies, which are in danger of expiring!
My aim is to ease back into the kitchen slowly. With the end-of-summer depression settling in and the onset of autumn weather, I craved for simplicity, comfort and something chocolatey.
Cookies remain one of those comforting foods that I always turn to in the hour of need whether as a quick sugar hit or to fuel me up when I’m working…and always with a glass of milk! Plain chocolate cookies are my favourite kind but there certainly isn’t anything wrong with adding a handful of melty choc chips and chewy raisins is there? It’s not fancy or complicated but my lazy hands and non-baking mood certainly aren’t complaining. In any case, take these as my peace offering for my long and unexplained absence from the blogosphere and rest assured that I’ll be roaring back soon enough. After all… there are still kilos of chocolate just begging to be baked.
Double Choc-Chip Cookies
Ingredients
125g butter, softened
250g brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
150g plain flour
35g self-raising flour
1 tsp bi-carb soda
35g cocoa powder
135g milk chocolate chips
110g dark chocolate chips
85g sultanas or raisins (purely optional but I love it in these cookies – replace them with more choc chips if you wish)
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C and lightly grease two baking trays (or line with baking paper/silicon mat).
With an electric mixer, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract and egg until combined and smooth. Take care not to overbeat.
Sift in the flours, bi-carb soda and cocoa powder and add the chocolate chips and raisin and mix until evenly combined.
Place level tablespoons of the batter onto baking trays, allowing for 5cm between and bake for 10 minutes (bake for another 2 minutes if you prefer a crunchier cookie). Remove from oven and rest for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes about 45 cookies.




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Nice chocolate chips cookies….my son's favourite!
i love double-chocolate anything… do you really have kilos of chocolate waiting to be baked into something?
Chocolate goodies! Yay, Karen! These cookies are heaven! I am sure you will be back in the kitchen when the time is right :)
Aww it's okay we forgive you :) Especially if you come bearing cookies! They look do fudgy mmm..looking forward to more chocolate posts!
Double choc chip cookies make up for everything :) Mmm yummy, gooey-ness… I like.
The cookies look amazing!
Did you say double choc chip cookies? Umm yeah I'll forgive you for being so quiet on the blogging world lately. Wait what am I talking about, I'm worse than you.
These cookies have a rich and very beautiful color-look delicious. I hope you reconnect to your kitchen soon, though it is nice to have a break now and then. Maybe have someone cook for you/us cooks!
All is forgiven with double choc cookies.. Looking forward to more yummy posts :)
These cookies look perfect. Perfectly chocolate and chewy. YUM!
Welcome back – I'd missed you in my reader! Ah, you've inspired me to stop procrastinating and get my chores done so I can bake this afternoon!
absolutely gorgeous…..i must indulge!^^
Welcome back Karen. The Cookies look incredible. I like chewy chocolatey cookies.
I'm not a huge fan of choc chip cookies but these look very tempting. And ahh yes, sometimes life does send us through a whirl of activity and social engagements. Good to have you back!
Mmmm I love cookies. They are usually easy to cook and are great to share.
You are forgiven with this love chocolate cookies. Very addictive.
I'll forgive you too ^^!…… as soon as I get some of these :P hee hee
Cookies look amazing…anything chocolaty makes up for everything:) Very very addictive!!!
munch munch munch…..long sigh. These should be called contentment and perfection cookies
wishing you a happy return to the kitchen! these choc. cookies look yum :)
Nuh-uh, I don't forgive you…. I think you will have to make another batch and post them to Perth :)
AC/DC?! Excellent! My sister and her husband scored some last-minute-release tix yesterday and are going tomorrow night, they're so psyched, I'm glad to hear you had such a rocking time!!
aaah, nothing like cookie comfort huh?! These look nicely fitting for a day on the couch! :)
Oh I'm so glad you got to see your fav band. That's always an awesome experience.
These look so rich and satisfying. I just want to reach in the screen :).
How could all not be forgiven with double choc chip cookies? :)
Pity we can't eat a virtual peace offering.